Re: [v6ops] link types for both RA and DHCP 'was: control and security of DHCP)

Alex,

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> From: v6ops [mailto:v6ops-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Alexandru Petrescu
> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:21 AM
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> Subject: Re: [v6ops] link types for both RA and DHCP 'was: control and security of DHCP)
> 
> Le 10/01/2014 18:13, Templin, Fred L a écrit :
> > Hi, I am just beginning to get the flavor for this discussion but
> > what I am finding lacking is a consideration for the _different link
> > types_ for which DHCPv6 vs RS/RA would apply. For example, AERO
> > links are link-local only and there is actually very little useful
> > information that could be gotten from an RS/RA exchange that could
> > not just as easily be gotten from NS/NA. There, DHCPv6-PD may be all
> > that is needed.
> >
> > Similarly, on managed network links DHCPv6 gives a central
> > administrative control point for coordinating all of the managed
> > links.
> >
> > So, what are the link types where we would expect to see RS/RA?
> > Unmanaged edge links where visiting nodes come and go at random
> > times? Others?
> 
> Fred,
> 
> The use of DHCP and ND would apply supposedly to the as many links as
> possible.
> 
> The links I am concerned with are: cellular 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G and in the
> future 5G, 869MHZ 'Alarm' IoT/M2M networks, 5.9GHz 802.11p, WiFi, wired
> Ethernet, Fiber to the RSU, satellite, and more.
> 
> The additional links I have heard about here are: wired Ethernet in
> Enterprise, virtual links between virtual machines ('virtual' by name
> but transmitting real packets), and more.
> 
> Yes, some of these links would be termed unmanaged links where visiting
> nodes come and go at random times.  On some of them it would be better
> to just use RA (e.g. WiFi handovers on IPv6 hotspots), on others just
> DHCP (e.g. on constrained links of machine-class devices), and yet on
> others both ND and DHCP (e.g. some visitor networks in Enterprise).
> 
> Sorry if this reads too generic, but I couldnt synthesize it better than
> that.

I think we are seeing it the same way. Thanks for confirming.

Fred
fred.l.templin@boeing.com

> Alex
> 
> >
> > Thanks - Fred fred.l.templin@boeing.com
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